American politician (1866?1930)
Charles Edgar Pickett
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From Volume II (1915) of
History of Black Hawk County, Iowa, and Its People
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In office
March 4, 1909 ? March 3, 1913
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Preceded by
| Benjamin P. Birdsall
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Succeeded by
| Maurice Connolly
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Born
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1866-01-14
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January 14, 1866
Bonaparte, Iowa
, U.S.
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Died
| July 20, 1930
(1930-07-20)
(aged 64)
Waterloo, Iowa
, U.S.
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Resting place
| Elmwood Cemetery, Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
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Political party
| Republican
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Alma mater
| University of Iowa College of Law
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Charles Edgar Pickett
(January 14, 1866 ? July 20, 1930) was a two-term Republican
U.S. Representative
from
Iowa's 3rd congressional district
.
Early years
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Born near
Bonaparte, Iowa
, Pickett attended the
common schools
. He graduated from the
University of Iowa
at
Iowa City
in 1888 and from its
College of Law
in 1890. Pickett was
admitted to the bar
in 1890 and commenced practice in
Waterloo, Iowa
. He served as vice president of the Pioneer National Bank, and went on to serve as regent of the University of Iowa from 1896 to 1909.
He served as chairman of the Republican State Convention in 1899.
Political career
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In 1908, Pickett was elected as a
Republican
to represent Iowa's 3rd congressional district the
Sixty-first
Congress. Two years later he was re-elected, leading to service in the
Sixty-second
Congress.
In 1912, when Republicans were divided between their own party's candidates and candidates of the
Bull Moose Party
, Pickett ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Democrat
Maurice Connolly
of Dubuque. In all, he served from March 4, 1909 to March 3, 1913.
After losing the election, he resumed the practice of law in Waterloo. He again served as chairman of the Republican State Convention in 1916, and served as delegate at large to the
1920 Republican National Convention
.
In 1922, U.S. Senator
William S. Kenyon
of Iowa resigned to accept a judgeship, forcing a special election. Pickett was one of six Republicans who ran in the Republican primary for Kenyon's former senate seat. Insurgent
Smith W. Brookhart
finished far ahead of Pickett and the others, by a great enough margin to avoid a convention fight.
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Pickett died in Waterloo, on July 20, 1930. He was interred in Elmwood Cemetery in Waterloo.
References
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"Brookhart Given 41.1 Percent on All Primary Ballots," Waterloo Evening Courier, 1922-06-07 at 1.
This article incorporates
public domain material
from the
Biographical Directory of the United States Congress